Journeys toward lives free from harmful sexual behaviour
Professionals
FOR THE SAFETY OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS
PRIVACY POLICY
At SAFE we need to discuss sensitive issues and we value your privacy.
There are strict rules and procedures to prevent information about you, your family/whanau or your child being given to anyone who does not have a right to such information.
When we need to contact anyone else to give or receive information about you we will usually explain this to you and ask for your permission in writing before we proceed.
There are however, three exceptions to this rule - times when safety becomes more important than confidentiality.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SAFE WILL NOT GUARANTEE CONFIDENTIALITY IN THE FOLLOWING INSTANCES:
- When the safety of another person is at risk - such as if an adolescent or child attending the service was having unsupervised access to a younger child
- When the welfare of an adolescent or child is at risk - for example if we are told about a child who has been abused and that child has not had the help they might need as others are not aware of the abuse
- When there is a risk of suicide or violence - towards someone else
NOT LIVING WITH CHILDREN
At SAFE we are primarily concerned with the safety of all Tamaariki (children) who may be at risk of further abuse from our clients.
In order to minimise the risk of further harm, our policy is that we will not accept a client into treatment if they are living with children aged under 16 years.
This may mean that the client may need to move away from home for a period of time until they have made sufficient progress in treatment for all service providers to consider that living within the home is once again a safe option for all involved.
If the client having to move away from home is a Tamaariki (child) or adolescent, either CYFS or SAFE's social worker will assist you in finding another place for your child or adolescent to live whilst in treatment.
Should you have any specific questions or concerns you wish to raise regarding these policies you are welcome to discuss them with us on 09 377 98 98.
